Until 10th century Arbil was populated by Hadhabani (Adiabeni) Kurds who gradually migrated northward.[citation needed] In 1310 the Assyrian population suffered a massacre by the Arabs; with the help of some Kurds, who were seen as traitors by the Kurdish majority.Its Aramaic speaking Assyrian...

    These are the remains of a mountain top villa once used by Saddam Hussein, located just outside of Arbil The parliament of the Kurdistan Autonomous Region was established in Erbil in 1970 after negotiations between the Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Democratic Party led by...

Visas on arrival are available for citizens of the United States and most European countries. Other nationalities must obtain a visa before arrival. As of Spring 2007, the enforcement of this policy became more strict.

  Erbil has been a center of communications for many centuries. It was a major stop on the Silk Road.   Construction of the new EIA terminal as of Nov 14, 2007. The Kurdistan Regional Government is putting $325 million in the expansion of the Erbil International...